Thomas Edward Wing
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Thomas Edward Wing was a Liberal Party
politician in the United Kingdom
.
He was elected at the January 1910 general election as Member of Parliament
(MP) for Grimsby, but lost that seat at the general election in December 1910.
He was returned to Parliament
as MP for Houghton-le-Spring
in County Durham
at a by-election
in 1913 following the death of the Liberal MP Robert Cameron
. He was defeated again at the 1918 general election
, this time by the Labour candidate Robert Richardson
.
After his defeat, he unsuccessfully contested the Dartford by-election in 1920. He also stood in Spennymoor
at the 1922 election
, Grimsby for the 1924 general election
and in Houghton-le-Spring
for the 1929 election
but never returned to the House of Commons.
Liberal Party (UK)
The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
politician in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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.
He was elected at the January 1910 general election as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Grimsby, but lost that seat at the general election in December 1910.
He was returned to Parliament
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
as MP for Houghton-le-Spring
Houghton-le-Spring (UK Parliament constituency)
Houghton-le-Spring was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983.Centred on the town of Houghton-le-Spring in the City of Sunderland, it elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election...
in County Durham
County Durham
County Durham is a ceremonial county and unitary district in north east England. The county town is Durham. The largest settlement in the ceremonial county is the town of Darlington...
at a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in 1913 following the death of the Liberal MP Robert Cameron
Robert Cameron (UK politician)
Robert Cameron was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.At the 1895 general election, he was elected as Member of Parliament for Houghton-le-Spring in County Durham, and held the seat until he died in office in 1913, aged 87.- External links :...
. He was defeated again at the 1918 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1918
The United Kingdom general election of 1918 was the first to be held after the Representation of the People Act 1918, which meant it was the first United Kingdom general election in which nearly all adult men and some women could vote. Polling was held on 14 December 1918, although the count did...
, this time by the Labour candidate Robert Richardson
Robert Richardson (Labour politician)
Robert Richardson was a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom.He was elected at the 1918 general election as Member of Parliament for Houghton-le-Spring in County Durham, defeating the sitting Liberal MP Thomas Edward Wing...
.
After his defeat, he unsuccessfully contested the Dartford by-election in 1920. He also stood in Spennymoor
Spennymoor (UK Parliament constituency)
Spennymoor was a county constituency centred on the town of Spennymoor in County Durham. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:...
at the 1922 election
United Kingdom general election, 1922
The United Kingdom general election of 1922 was held on 15 November 1922. It was the first election held after most of the Irish counties left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by Andrew Bonar Law's Conservatives, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by John...
, Grimsby for the 1924 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1924
- Seats summary :- References :* F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987* - External links :* * *...
and in Houghton-le-Spring
Houghton-le-Spring (UK Parliament constituency)
Houghton-le-Spring was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1983.Centred on the town of Houghton-le-Spring in the City of Sunderland, it elected one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election...
for the 1929 election
United Kingdom general election, 1929
-Seats summary:-References:*F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987*-External links:***...
but never returned to the House of Commons.